In search of JavaScript code quality: unit testing

AGENDA
Unit Testing Concept
Why Unit Testing?
Test Driven Development (a.k.a. TDD)
Basic Terms & Structure
Tools & Libraries
Unit Testing Specifics in JavaScript
Best Practices

UNIT TESTING CONCEPT
Unit testing is a method by which individual units of source code
are tested to determine if they are fit for use.
Unit is the smallest testable piece of
code.
Unit tests are created by programmers.

COMMON SENSE OR WHY UNIT TESTING?
Unit tests find problems early in the development cycle (TDD
& BDD)

Refactoring

Documentation
design

Integration

Better

IS UNIT TESTING A GOOD INVESTMENT?
Might slow down the development
process.
The tests may share the same blind
spots with the code.
Proving that components X and Y both
work independently doesn’t prove
that they’re compatible with one
another or configured correctly.

TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT(TDD)
Test-driven development is
related to the test-first
programming concepts of
extreme programming (XP).
TDD is a software development
process that relies on the
repetition of short development
cycle shown on the screen to the
left.
Behavior-driven
development(BDD) based on
TDD…

ALRIGHT, SO WHAT IS BDD YOU ASK?
Behavior-driven development (BDD) isn't anything new or
revolutionary. It's just TDD with any test-related
terminology replaced by examples-of-behavior-related
terminology:
TDD term

BDD term

Test

Example

Assertion

Expectation

assert

should, expect

Unit

Behavior

Verification

Specification

ASSERTION
In simple words, the goal of assertion is to forcefully define
if the test fails or passes.
Example #1:
Statement

Passes(True)

Fails(False)

x = 1;

assert (x > 0)

assert (x < 0)

x++;

assert (x > 1)

assert (x < 1)

ASSERTION: EXAMPLE
Example(Chai) #2:
Given the function initialize():
function initialize() {
//… Some code goes here …
// The initialization went successfully.
return true;
}

Check that function initialize() returns true when called.
var isInitialized = initialize();

TDD syntax

BDD syntax

assert.isTrue(isInitialized)

expect(isInitialized).to.be.true

FIXTURE
A test fixture is a fixed state of the software under test used as a
baseline for running tests.
In JavaScript: simulate AJAX responses; loading known set of
data, such as html objects.
Example(Jasmine):
Require the piece of markup stored in myfixturemarkup.html file before each
test:
beforeEach(function() {
loadFixtures('myfixturemarkup.html');
});

STUB
Method stubs are functions with pre-programmed behavior.
Example (Sinon):
Forcing a method to throw an error in order to test error handling.
var fn = foo.stub().throws(Error);
expect(fn).to.throw(Error);

SPY
A test spy is a function that records arguments, return value, the
value of this and exception thrown (if any) for all its calls.
Example(Sinon):

Test that a function cursor.hide() has been only called once, and only
once.

sinon.spy(cursor, "hide");
TDD

sinon.assert.calledOnce(cursor.hide)

BDD

expect(cursor.hide.calledOnce).to.be.true

MOCK
 Mocks are fake objects with pre-programmed behavior (like
stubs) and pre-programmed expectations. They are like both
stubs and spies – in one.
 Mocks isolate the imitate the dependency and thus isolate the
unit test.

MOCK: EXAMPLE
Example(Sinon):
Create an expectation that jQuery.each is called once, and only once,
and also instructs the mock to behave as we pre-define.
var mock = sinon.mock(jQuery);

#1 – which method?(“jQuery.each”)
#2 – how many times it is called?(only once)
#3 – what are the arguments when the method called? (1, {})
#4 – what the method returns? (empty object)

BASIC STRUCTURE
#1. Setup/BeforeEach/Before
#2. Prepare an input
#3. Call a method
#4. Check an output
#5. Tear down/AfterEach/After

BASIC STRUCTURE EXPLAINED
#1. Setup/BeforeEach/Before.
before(function(done) {
// Create a basic document.
document = jsdom.jsdom();
window
done();
});

= document.parentWindow;

before(function() { console.log(‘before test’); });
test(‘first test', function() { console.log(‘first test’); });

test(‘second test', function() { console.log(‘second test’); });
afterEach(function() { console.log(‘after each test’); });

Result:
before test
first test
after each test
second test
after each test

it('should not initialize cursor if zoom level <= minimum zoom level.',
function(done) {

#2. Prepare an input and predicted result.
var zoomLevel = 1;
var expectedCursor = {‘color’:

‘white’, ‘height’:

#3. Call a method.
var actualCursor = cursor.init(zoomLevel);

#4. Check an output.
expect(actualCursor).to.deep.equal(expectedCursor);
done();
});

‘32px’, etc…};

#5. Tear down/AfterEach/After.
after(function(done) {
// Remove global objects document.
document = null;
window
done();
});

= null;

OUTPUT: SUCCESS
<testsuite name="Macchiato Tests" tests="13" failures="0"
errors="0" skipped="0" timestamp="Mon, 02 Dec 2013
11:08:09 GMT" time="0.114">
<testcase classname=‚cursor #init ()" name="should not
initialize cursor if zoom level < minimum

zoom level.‛
time="0.004"/>
</testsuite>

OUTPUT: FAILURE
<failure classname="cursor #init()" name="should not
initialize cursor if zoom level < minimum zoom level."
time="0" message="Cannot read property 'show' of
undefined"><![CDATA[TypeError: Cannot read property 'show'
of undefined
// ..... Exception Stack Trace .....
</failure>

TOOLS
No framework
Known frameworks:
 qUnit(TDD)
 Jasmine(BDD)
 Mocha+ Chai(TDD & BDD)+ Sinon
 Etc…

TOOLS
What we use:
 Run UT: Mocha
 Run UT in parallel: Macchiato
 Assert/Expect: Chai
 W3C DOM in JavaScript: Jsdom
 Mock, spy, stub: Sinon
 Code coverage tool: None

UNIT TESTING SPECIFICS IN JAVASCRIPT
Stubbing jQuery plugin functions(mock jQuery.fn)
Testing Ajax requests

Stub jQuery.ajax
Fake XMLHttpRequest(XMLHTTP ActiveXObject)
Fake server

Mocking DOM elements
Load fake data via “fixtures”
Use W3C Javascript implementation Jsdom

BEST PRACTICES
Fast
Isolated

Consistent
Responsibility
Self-descriptive
No exception Handling
Use assertions when needed

Senior Frontend Developer at GlobalLogic
Co-founder of IT company DA-14
Contributor of HoganJs,
Backbone.Validations

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